Syrian Refugees: Canada Response and Canadian Families

syrian refugees: By Ian Urquhart Ross McGregor Wed., Sept. 21, 2016 The Prime Minister has attracted a lot of positive attention at the United Nations this week for Canada response to the plight of the Syrian refugees, according to Toronto Star. As he told the UN conference, Canada has now taken in 31,000 of them. Canadian families who have sponsored refugees are disillusioned by delays after the Canadian government dramatically reduced refugee processing staff in Winnipeg and the Middle East, write Ian Urquhart and Ross McGregor. The applause Justin Trudeau received was well deserved. Overlooked in the refugee numbers game is that, after achieving its initial target of 25,000 refugees admitted by the end of February, the government left thousands of privately sponsored Syrian families in the lurch. But it should not be unreserved. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.